Pneumatic tire.



G. A. SHAW. PNEUMATIC TIRE. APPLICATION FILED oimzz, 1912.

1,065,849. Patented June 24, 1913.

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GEORGE A. SHAW, or BAnBERTon, 01110.

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To-all whom z'tmay concern: 1

-Be itknown that I, GEORGE A. SHAW, a' citizen of the United States, residing at :Bwrberton, in the count-yof Summit and State oflrohio, have invented a new and useful Pneumatic Tire, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

This invent'on relates to pneumatic tires and is more particularly designed as. an improvementupon the structure disclosed in. an ap lication filed by me on November 27, 1911, erial No.'662,721.f

One of the objects of the'invention is to provide a the the outer casingof which is split along its outer or peripheral portion and is adapted to be held together normally by means of a non-flexible shield carrying a tread of soft material and which constitute's' an integral part thereof;

A further obiect is to provide improved {means whereby the tire is fastened securely to thewheel rim. a

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear. as the description roceeds, the invention resides in the comhination and arrangement of parts and in the details of constructionhereinafter described: and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of thefinvention herein dl'SC10'S'eCl,zi;iI be made within the scope of what'is claimed, with;- out departingfrom the spirit of the inveneferr'ing to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the rim of a wheel, 45

the same engaging the outer tube or casing 2 of the tire in the usual inanncn This easing 2 is preferably split longitudinally along its trend or peripheral portion, the two sections thusform'ed being lapped shown at 3. The sections may be securely held to the rim 1 by means of a steel band 4 preferably formed of two section and which sections are connected to the rim by meansof suitably arranged bolts '5. As shown particularly in Fig. 2, the band 4 is substantially semi-elliptical in cross sec- A Speciflcationof Letters latent. Patented June 24, 1913, Application filed October 22, 1912. Serial No; 737,241.

, 'tionalcontour so that, when it is tightened in position, it presents broad bearing surfaces to the casing sections 2 and serves to hold the sections posltively'agamst displacelnentrelative to the rim 1. Inasmuch as the casing is made of two separate sections, it will be seen that by spreading these sections apart along their outer edges, the band sections 4" can be easily placed in or removed from position. The inner tube of the tire has been indicated at (Sand bears against the band 4.

For the purpose of holding the outer portions' ofthe casing sections 2 in proper relation to each other, a combined tread and shield is provided. The same consists of a non-flexible ring 7 preferably formed of steel and having edge portions rolled inwardly, as at 8, to form jaws. These jaws are adapted to engage heads 9 formed upon the outer portions of the sections of casing 2. When the beads are in engagementwith the jaws S the lapping portions- 3 of the casing sections are held in proper relation to each other. Obviously, by inflating the inner tube 6, the peripheral portions of the sections 2 are caused to press firmly against the unyielding ring 7 and against the inturne'd portions or ja'ws 8. V

Annular channels 10 are formed in the outer transversely convexed surface of the ring 7 and extending around the ring and projecting into these channels is the inner portion of the tread proper, said inner poition being preferably formed of hard .rub-

ber filling the channels 10 and extending over the outer surface of the ring throughout the extent thereof. The outer portion of the tread is formed preferably of soft rubber integral with the hard rubber. In thedrawings, the tread proper has been indicated generally at 11 and the hard rubber portion thereof has been shown at '12 while the soft surface engaging portion has been indicated at 13. It has been found in practice that the inner hard rubber portion of the tread can be vulcanized onto the metal ring 7 so that said ring and thetread 11 thus constitute an integral body receiving practically all of the wear and tear to which the tire is subjected. It Will be noted that the inner surface of the hard rubber portion 12 is concave-d transversely so as thus to fit snugly upon the convex surface of the ring 7. Thus, when the tire is subjected to lateral pressure as, for example, when the vc- 1 parts, the inner hicle to which it is connected is 'turning a corner, through the ring 7 andthere is no danger of the tread 11 being forced laterally upon ring ;7 and thus shearing ofi those portions" of the hard rubber seated in the channels 10. Thus whiletherubber in the channels tends, to a certain degree, to hold the tread against lateral displacement ontthe ring 7, it operates primarily as a mere anchoring means.

It will be apparent that by simply detlab ing the tire, the lapping portions of casing 2 can be pressed toward each engagement with the inturned portions or jaws 8 whereupon ring 7. and tread 11 can be easily detached from the tire.

What is claimed is A pneumatic tire including a casing having an annular peripheral opening and an inner opening, said openings dividing the casing into two separate oppositely disposed portions of the parts being spaced, a non-flexible ringbearing fiat upon the periphery of the'casing and having in the thrust is along" lines extending other out of '1 turned' marginal; portions against thesides of"--.thecasing}to hold the outer portions of the casing together, said ring being formed in a single piece free of late'ral'projections and having a transversely convexed .outer surface, a' tread extending around the non-flexible ring and having its inner surface concaved transversely to en1= brace the non-flex1ble ring and engage the fi t n sn g y convexed surface of'said ring, a ring bea ing upon the inner surfaces of the casingseotions spaced apart and in engagement with a wheel rim, and an inflatable inner tube SELINA W'rnnsox, v MONROE E. MILLER.

for holding the inner-edges of said sections.

within the casing andbearing' upon the in my own, I have heretoafiixed my signature 

